- look inside a colony (weather permitting)

- handle the bees and frames
- use smokers and the equipment necessary for day to day beekeeping.
- The importance of beekeeping
- the life cycle of queens, workers, drones, and their division of labour
- look at and discuss the inside of a modern hive
- pollination, nectar and honey
- wax, propolis and royal jelly
- the life cycle of a hive
- swarming
Clearly, in 2 hours we can only touch on these subjects. This is too much to cover in depth in 2 hours. For an in-depth introduction we can offer you our 10 week course our Weekend Course which is very much more thorough.
COST:£20.
START TIME: 1pm until 3pm.
DATES: Lanercost (Near Carlisle) Dates
Dates: Whitfield (Hexham) Dates
DATES: Bill Quay (Gateshead) Dates